Mark Roland bet after the second draw from the big blind, and Brendan Taylor raised from the button. Roland fired in another raise, and Taylor reraised to put him all in. Both players patted.
"I've got a number five," Roland said.
"I've got that beat," Taylor said with a slight shake of the head. He showed 
.
Roland fanned his eight-perfect on the felt and took his payout slip.
Brendan Taylor raised second to act and then called when Mike Wattel reraised in the next seat. Taylor took two and Wattel one, and Taylor check-called. Each reduced their draw by one card on the second pull, with Taylor again check-calling a bet. With Wattel pat again and Taylor drawing, the latter bet out, and Wattel called.
Taylor showed 
and took the pot.
Niveau: 18
Limites: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Kyle Miaso was in the small blind with Rick Fuller in the big blind, and Miaso raised. Fuller called.
Miaso drew two, and Fuller drew three. Miaso bet, and Fuller called.
Misao drew one, and Fuller drew two. Miaso bet, and Fuller raised. Miaso called.
They both drew on on the final draw, and Miaso bet. Fuller called, and Miaso showed .
Timothy Batow took two on the second draw in the cutoff, and Oscar Johansson took one. Batow check-called a bet and asked for another card. Johansson patted and bet the end when Batow checked. After about 15 seconds, Batow called but couldn't beat .
Max Kruse opened and called when Mike Wattel made it three bets on the button. Kruse took two and Wattel one. Kruse check-called and drew again, but Wattel was pat. Kruse called another bet and took a final card, betting out after looking at his hand. Wattel double-checked his holdings and then splashed in a raise.
Kruse called, and Wattel announced a number two. Kruse flashed his holdings and mucked, but we didn't catch what they were.
| Seat | Table 708 | Table 704 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Kerl | Brendan Taylor |
| 2 | Brian Brubaker | Mike Wattel |
| 3 | Timothy Batow | Mark Roland |
| 4 | Oscar Johansson | Kyle Miaso |
| 5 | Robert Mizrachi | Rick Fuller |
| 6 | Jason Riesenberg | Max Kruse |
Helge Stjernvang (button), Brendan Taylor (small blind), and Jason Riesenberg (big blind) put in four bets apiece before the draw, and Taylor took two. Riesenberg took one and Stjernvang two. Riesenberg bet, Stjernvang called, and Taylor raised.
Two calls later, Taylor patted. Riesenberg took a card, and Stjernvang took two. Taylor bet, Riesenberg called, and Stjernvang called off his last few thousand. He was the only one drawing, as the other two were pat. Taylor bet, Riesenberg raised, and Taylor called but could not beat . Stjernvang had a chance, as he had . He turned over a , though, and the final 12 players will go to two tables now.
Three players were in for three bets apiece predraw.
Max Kruse drew one, and Helge Stjernvang stood pat. Brendan Taylor drew three.
Kruse checked, Stjernvang bet, and Taylor called. Kruse called and drew one. Stjernvang stood pat again, and Taylor drew one.
Kruse checked again, and Stjernvang bet. Taylor raised, and Kruse called. Kruse then stood pat. Stjernvang drew one, as did Taylor.
Kruse checked again, and Stjernvang checked behind. Taylor bet, and Kruse called. Stjernvang folded, and Kruse won the hand with against the of Taylor.
Kyle Miaso drew two in the small blind and Brian Brubaker three in the big. Miaso checked, Brubaker bet, and Miaso called.
Miaso was the one behind in the draw on the second pull, taking two again, while Brubaker was down to one. He check-called again and took a card, while Brubaker was pat.
Miaso came out betting on the last round, and Brubaker thought for over a minute before calling. He couldn't beat .
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